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Comments (2)
Add commentNow we know the price of
Now we know the price of vicious stupidity. In the case of Eastwood it's 8 years 7 months.
Now I wonder just how much of that sentence will actually be served in the slam.
I found this on this website,
I found this on this website, I guess u get 7 years less for killing people in crow wing county, bad deal, way to steep a sentence........Man convicted of manslaughter in beating death
Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
KATHI NAGORSKI
City Editor
During a plea hearing filled with a tearful apology, a Brainerd man accused of the death of another Brainerd man in August after an altercation in downtown Brainerd was convicted of manslaughter Tuesday in Crow Wing District Court.
Bradley Thomas Lewis, 25, entered a plea of guilty to first-degree manslaughter before Judge Earl Maus. In exchange, charges of second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree assault were dismissed. A jury trial in this case had been scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Lewis was sentenced by Maus to one year jail and placed on 15 years supervised probation. He has been in custody since his arrest in mid-August, shortly after the assault. He was not given credit for time served toward the probationary jail time. Should he violate terms of probation, he could face up to 98 months prison. The sentence was a downward departure from sentencing guidelines.
The victim, Chad Charles Campbell, 39, suffered a serious head injury as a result of the attack, which occurred Aug. 14 in downtown Brainerd. He died Aug. 19 in St. Cloud Hospital.
Alcohol was a factor in the assault. Both men had been drinking.
In an interview Tuesday night, Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan said, "Based on the overall facts of this case, this seemed like a reasonable outcome and justice was served."